A 36-year-old female elephant, Mahadevi, was given an emotional farewell at a mutt in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra as she moved to a new home, a Jamnagar-based animal welfare facility, reported news agency PTI.

The pachyderm was transferred to representatives of the Radhe Krishna Elephant Welfare Trust run by Vantara, an animal welfare centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat, from a Kolhapur mutt on Monday, and Mahadevi will reach the new home in two days.

The relocation took place after the Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the mutt, challenging the Bombay High Court order upholding the decision of a High Powered Committee (HPC) to relocate the animal to the Gujarat facility, reported PTI.